What was your favorite book of 2006?

My favorite book for 2006 would have to be Brookland by Emily Barton. (I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately about the Hudson River and its industrial history and enjoyed seeing it from a woman’s point of view.)

At the Schenectady County Historical Society, Nancy L. Todd, author of New York’s Historic Armories: An Illustrated History, [SUNY Press] will be giving a presentation on armories, their architecture, and their military function. The talk is scheduled for Saturday, January 13 at 2pm. Books will be available for sale and the event is free and open to the public.The SCHS is located at 32 Washington Avenue (in the Historical Stockade), Schenectady, NY. Please call 518-374-0263 for more information.